The VeloNews article.

Lance Armstrong's 20-minute shower last month may be getting him into more hot water.

The French anti-doping agency, AFLD, said Thursday it may go ahead with disciplinary hearings against Armstrong for allegedly violating international anti-doping rules by leaving a French out-of-competition drug tester cooling his heels while Armstrong took a shower after a training ride.

Armstrong has denied misbehaving during a test of his hair, urine and blood and notes that the tests came back negative for any kind of banned substance.

But the agency, in a statement released on its Web site Thursday, said Armstrong "did not respect the obligation to remain under the direct and permanent observation" of the tester, citing rules of the International Standard for Testing it said require an athlete to remain with the tester once he has been notified of the test. (Rule below)

The second article.

International cycling chief Pat McQuaid on Friday defended Lance Armstrong and criticized France's anti-doping authority (AFLD) over its handling of Armstrong's alleged misbehavior at an out-of-competition anti-doping test in France last month.

Although no traces of drugs were found in samples of Armstrong's hair, urine or blood in what was his 24th test since his comeback last September, the AFLD is considering bringing charges against him.

This has angered McQuaid, president of the UCI, who told the BBC: "The French are not acting very professionally in this case.